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It sounds steep to me! I'm paying £30 a month for unlimited data, 5000 text messages, 5000 minutes to the same network I'm on and 2000 minutes to any other network or land line.

About $48 or thereabouts.
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Hey kids,

It'd be rude of me to sign on to the forum without checking in on THE THREAD!!!. I won't be posting much, due to other commitments, but here I am.
I am glad to see you posting. [:)] You have been missed.
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Yep. T was missed, because we didn't have a grumpy Dane to prod[:'(] We did try using Leo but it just wasn't the same.
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We have high-speed broadband/mobile data/texting with two smart-type cellphones (rent to own), and 40GB data limit. Plus a landline with a free calling package, and all this for $104.98NZL/month.

Try using-up 40KB of data in a month, even with movies on demand we haven't done it yet.
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There are a number of national purveyors of phone contracts here too. Available plans run from the pay-as-you-go or prepaid plans all the way up to unlimited 'family' plans. Prices vary accordingly. I'd say that $75-$100 / month will get you an 'all you can eat' buffet in terms of data / tethering / texting, etc. etc. That would equal about 60-75 euros equivalent. Sound about right?

The 'ceiling' on most data plans is between 2-4GB / month. Plenty for most moderate use, but tethering, playing lots of 4G movies / video and the like will eat that pretty quickly. You can always upgrade from the baseline (for a modest fee, of course).

[X(] That's really expensive! I have unlimited data traffic attached to my normal mobile account. Sum of everything together lands somewhere in the vicinity of $35-40 ...
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ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

There are a number of national purveyors of phone contracts here too. Available plans run from the pay-as-you-go or prepaid plans all the way up to unlimited 'family' plans. Prices vary accordingly. I'd say that $75-$100 / month will get you an 'all you can eat' buffet in terms of data / tethering / texting, etc. etc. That would equal about 60-75 euros equivalent. Sound about right?

The 'ceiling' on most data plans is between 2-4GB / month. Plenty for most moderate use, but tethering, playing lots of 4G movies / video and the like will eat that pretty quickly. You can always upgrade from the baseline (for a modest fee, of course).

[X(] That's really expensive! I have unlimited data traffic attached to my normal mobile account. Sum of everything together lands somewhere in the vicinity of $35-40 ...
An notice the 'ceiling' he mentioned on the 'unlimited' data!!!
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I did. That should've warranted another [X(]

Hence; [X(]
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ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

There are a number of national purveyors of phone contracts here too. Available plans run from the pay-as-you-go or prepaid plans all the way up to unlimited 'family' plans. Prices vary accordingly. I'd say that $75-$100 / month will get you an 'all you can eat' buffet in terms of data / tethering / texting, etc. etc. That would equal about 60-75 euros equivalent. Sound about right?

The 'ceiling' on most data plans is between 2-4GB / month. Plenty for most moderate use, but tethering, playing lots of 4G movies / video and the like will eat that pretty quickly. You can always upgrade from the baseline (for a modest fee, of course).

[X(] That's really expensive! I have unlimited data traffic attached to my normal mobile account. Sum of everything together lands somewhere in the vicinity of $35-40 ...

You and Dixie are citing much cheaper rates. Does this take into account the amortization of your phone over a two year commitment?
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Hi all,

God morning!


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Yep. T was missed, because we didn't have a grumpy Dane to prod[:'(] We did try using Leo but it just wasn't the same.

For rather obvious reasons, one would suspect.
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Hi all,
ORIGINAL: Terminus

ORIGINAL: Dixie

Yep. T was missed, because we didn't have a grumpy Dane to prod[:'(] We did try using Leo but it just wasn't the same.

For rather obvious reasons, one would suspect.

Because I am not bold... [:'(][8D]


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Nor are you bald.
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Hi all,

And welcome back Kristian!


BTW, what games / simulations / strategies you play at the moment?

Also was there any luck with job hunting in the meanwhile (we all kept our collective fingers crossed)?


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Hi all,

And welcome back Kristian!


BTW, what games / simulations / strategies you play at the moment?

Also was there any luck with job hunting in the meanwhile (we all kept our collective fingers crossed)?


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I'm playing a bit of Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer with a couple of close friends, some XCOM, a bit of my AE AI game and some Plague Inc and Spelltower on my iPhone. Not so much energy for gaming at the moment.

As for jobs, I'm currently in a short-term contract office job at a debt collection company.

Also, I'm back for reasons I'm not allowed to talk about. Just putting that out there...[:'(]
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Afternoon tithe.
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ORIGINAL: Grollub

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

There are a number of national purveyors of phone contracts here too. Available plans run from the pay-as-you-go or prepaid plans all the way up to unlimited 'family' plans. Prices vary accordingly. I'd say that $75-$100 / month will get you an 'all you can eat' buffet in terms of data / tethering / texting, etc. etc. That would equal about 60-75 euros equivalent. Sound about right?

The 'ceiling' on most data plans is between 2-4GB / month. Plenty for most moderate use, but tethering, playing lots of 4G movies / video and the like will eat that pretty quickly. You can always upgrade from the baseline (for a modest fee, of course).

[X(] That's really expensive! I have unlimited data traffic attached to my normal mobile account. Sum of everything together lands somewhere in the vicinity of $35-40 ...

You and Dixie are citing much cheaper rates. Does this take into account the amortization of your phone over a two year commitment?

I've bought my last two phones for the full price. No operator commitment.
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RE: THE THREAD!!!

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ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Grollub




[X(] That's really expensive! I have unlimited data traffic attached to my normal mobile account. Sum of everything together lands somewhere in the vicinity of $35-40 ...

You and Dixie are citing much cheaper rates. Does this take into account the amortization of your phone over a two year commitment?

I've bought my last two phones for the full price. No operator commitment.

Most people here get their cell phones included in the price of their monthly contract and sign two year contracts, thus amortizing the payments into the contract. So, someone with a typical Verizon contract may pay only $99 for an iPhone5, well below the retail rate 'off the shelf' of $700-ish. Of course you pay for it in the long run too.

This probably constitutes 40-50% of the monthly cell phone cost-the amortization of the phone itself. This also encourages buying a new handset every two years.
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Also, I'm back for reasons I'm not allowed to talk about. Just putting that out there...[:'(]

Hmmmmmm..... this sounds like it has lots of potential. [8D]
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Good Friday morning - Tithe. [&o][&o][&o]
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ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Grollub

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy




You and Dixie are citing much cheaper rates. Does this take into account the amortization of your phone over a two year commitment?

I've bought my last two phones for the full price. No operator commitment.

Most people here get their cell phones included in the price of their monthly contract and sign two year contracts, thus amortizing the payments into the contract. So, someone with a typical Verizon contract may pay only $99 for an iPhone5, well below the retail rate 'off the shelf' of $700-ish. Of course you pay for it in the long run too.

This probably constitutes 40-50% of the monthly cell phone cost-the amortization of the phone itself. This also encourages buying a new handset every two years.

You can choose a similar option here as well. I chose not to get this type of contract as in the end, you end up paying ~20% more for the phone as well as being subject to sudden operator price changes.
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